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Ivanka Trump testifies before panel investigating Capitol attack

Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, a former senior White House adviser, spoke via video to committee about events of January 6

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022

Conservatives Urge Elon Musk To End Twitter's Ban On Donald Trump

While Elon Musk may be wondering aloud whether Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) needs to provide its users with an edit button, the new owner of a 9.2% st

Benzinga · Apr 5, 2022

Ex-Trump aide may have broken voting law

New Hampshire congressional candidate Matt Mowers voted in two different states in the 2016 presidential primaries

Salon · Apr 5, 2022

Obama advisor undercuts his return to WH

David Axelrod was a big booster of Obamacare, which has done little to prevent Big Pharma from price-gouging

Salon · Apr 5, 2022

Iran Says Nuclear Talks ‘Hostage’ to US Domestic Politics

Tehran accused Washington of holding the Vienna talks “hostage” to its internal affairs and partisan “swaps.” It held the White House responsible for “prolonging” the negotiation process, demanding a response to the proposals the European coordinator recently brought from Tehran to Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday urged…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2022

White House hits out at Ted Cruz over Ketanji Brown Jackson criticism

Texas Republican baselessly claims Jackson will be ‘the most extreme’ Supreme Court justice

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Zelensky to Address UN Security Council over Russian 'Genocide'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the UN Security Council on Tuesday, where he is expected to demand tough new sanctions on Moscow over killings in the town of Bucha he has called "war crimes" and "genocide". The speech, Zelensky's first to the body since Russia's invasion, comes after he…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2022

Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation

Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s nominee a new burst of bipartisan support to become the first Black woman on the high court

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Oil Extends Rally on Russia Sanctions Bets, Stocks Wobble

Oil prices extended gains Tuesday on the prospect of further sanctions on Russia for alleged "atrocities" in some occupied Ukraine cities, while equities struggled to build on a rally in New York and Europe. European Union officials were discussing new measures against Moscow after reports -- denied by the Kremlin…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2022

‘India shouldn’t increase Russian energy and commodity purchases’: Jen Psaki reiterates Daleep Singh’s message

‘We don’t believe it’s in India’s interest to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy and other commodities,’ says White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2022